Northwest History. State History. Box 16. Lindbergh Kidnap Case.

Lindbergh Bill Shows Up.
Number on $10 Note Checks With
One on Ransom List.
A Lindbergh ransom note turned up
in Gettysburg today.
When Mervin E. Tipton, who conducts a shoe repair shop, handed
Charles W. Myers, his landlord, a $10
bill in part payment of rent, both men
noticed that the bill was drawn on
the Hunterdon County National bank
at Flemington, N. J.
Suspecting that the note might be
one used in paying the Lindbergh ransom, both men went to a bank, where
the serial number was checked. The
number, A001005, tallied with the
Tipton is unable to trace the ransom
note. Department of justice officials
were notified.

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Lindbergh Bill Shows Up.
Number on $10 Note Checks With
One on Ransom List.
A Lindbergh ransom note turned up
in Gettysburg today.
When Mervin E. Tipton, who conducts a shoe repair shop, handed
Charles W. Myers, his landlord, a $10
bill in part payment of rent, both men
noticed that the bill was drawn on
the Hunterdon County National bank
at Flemington, N. J.
Suspecting that the note might be
one used in paying the Lindbergh ransom, both men went to a bank, where
the serial number was checked. The
number, A001005, tallied with the
Tipton is unable to trace the ransom
note. Department of justice officials
were notified.